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18 FOCUS - JULY 2015 For the past seven years Terry and his wife Christine have owned and operated Vos Independent Grocer in Port Perry. But Terry says he has been hiring people with employment barriers for over 20 years during his corporate store career. Terry recalls that years ago he used to debate the idea of alternate hiring practices with his wife Christine who works as the Operational Manager for Community Living for Oshawa-Clarington. Then one day Terry said The light bulb went off. For many years now he has recruited employees from Community Living and other agencies with great success and less headaches than hiring some other people. Sometimes high school students are placed at his store for co-op programs which can lead to part-time or full-time employment in the future he pointed out. There are other employers in Port Perry who hire people with barriers to employment as well Terry noted and he would encourage all businesses to offer opportunities to a broad range of individuals. He advocates adopting the attitude of hiring great employees not people with disabilities. Its getting much better he has observed. And some customers will shop at a store because they like the fact that the employer provides job opportunities to people who some employers may overlook. When you hire someone with an intellectual disability Terry and Christine Vos working hard as employees Sean Alexander and Tyler Bjerknes eat cookies and tell them how its done Breaking down barriers for seven years and counting YES Terry Vos hires people with developmental disabilities but NO he doesnt think of it that way He thinks of it as hiring employees who are honest hard-working and loyal and who do their jobs extremely well. PhotoSbyMARYANNFLEMING